Africa Eastern and Southern vs Japan: Services, value added

Africa Eastern and Southern
50.5%
in 2025
Japan
71.4%
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
32nd
Japan rank
31st

Services, value added over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Japan
020406080198220032025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 71.4% against 50.5% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 20.9%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 54.0% 64.3% 10.3% Japan
2000s 52.5% 68.7% 16.3% Japan
2010s 54.1% 70.0% 15.9% Japan
2020s 51.0% 70.6% 19.7% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added, Africa Eastern and Southern or Japan?
Japan, at 71.4% against 50.5% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in services, value added between Africa Eastern and Southern and Japan?
20.9%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Japan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Japan rank globally for services, value added?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
254 places, 10,791 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.